@GabrielChurch: His birthday passed, he's fifteen now.
...Actually, wasn't this ship ride his birthday present from George..? Wow this must suck.
EDIT: Oh wait, in comic-time, his birthday is *today*. I forget how slow this comic moves. Aww, he's crying on his b-day.

Daw D:I haven't liked atty much in this comic, not gonna lie. I'm rooting for him, but at the same time I'm like 'stop being so stupid/mean!!' DX Anywho, since no one else has mentioned it I'm guessing not, but that "new guy" looks like the guy George stole the ticket from o.O maybe I'm wrong, I am on two hours of sleep XD Anything's possiblw

@Elven_Cooker: You might not be able to read the alt text, but she wrote in the alt text that no, we haven't seen this guy before. New character! :) (Besides, I doubt the guy they stole a ticket and an eevee from would be this nice upon finding Atti.)

Thank you so much for clarifying that we don't know this guy, because yes I definitely would have figured I'd just forgotten him.

Now, if I were crying and somebody came over to be cool around me and possibly make me feel better, that'd be cool, but I feel like men are less enthusiastic about other, unknown men witnessing their tears? Oh well, Atti can deal. Good grief I hope this guy is actually nice, everyone except Caleb and the grass gym leader (and kinda-sorta the hobo?) have been real jerks on this cruise.

Could it be? A decent adult who witnessed Atty's defeat, didn't laugh and wants to make him feel better? I was hoping for Luke to approach Atty and apologize for her jerk boyfriend, but I suppose this guy will have to do instead. Too bad he can't get Fish and the Cascade Badge back, though.

@AshKetchup: You've never been bullied, huh? Or perhaps you've bullied others? I despise the ludicrous idea that men can't cry when they've been through shit. We're not emotionless robots, you know.

Damn, I don't remember the last time I saw a realistic crying scene in any movie, cartoon, game or comic. Normally it's just a single teardrop or something. It's kinda cool to finally see someone who actually does turn into an ugly mess when crying, just like a normal human being.